Sand-Veil
Sand Veil is an ability in the Pokémon series that provides multiple tactical advantages under specific weather conditions. The primary effect of Sand Veil is to increase the Pokémon's evasion by 20% when a sandstorm is active. This makes the Pokémon harder to hit, giving it a heightened chance to avoid attacks during sandstorms, which can be a game-changing advantage in battle.
In addition to the evasion boost, another significant benefit of Sand Veil is that it grants immunity to damage from sandstorms. Normally, Pokémon that aren't Rock, Ground, or Steel types take damage at the end of each turn during a sandstorm, but Pokémon with Sand Veil are exempt from this effect. This immunity allows them to remain in the fray longer without worrying about residual damage from the weather condition.
Sand Veil is commonly found on Ground, Rock, or Steel-type Pokémon that are thematically connected to desert or sandstorm environments. Examples of Pokémon with Sand Veil include Sandshrew
Effects
- During a sandstorm, this Pokémon has 1.25× its evasion, and it does not take sandstorm damage regardless of type. The evasion bonus does not count as a stat modifier. Overworld: If the lead Pokémon has this ability, the wild encounter rate is halved in a sandstorm.
Flavor Texts
- ruby-sapphire: Ups evasion in a sandstorm.
- emerald: Ups evasion in a sandstorm.
- firered-leafgreen: Ups evasion in a sandstorm.
- diamond-pearl: Boosts the Pokémon’s evasion in a sandstorm.
- platinum: Boosts the Pokémon’s evasion in a sandstorm.
- heartgold-soulsilver: Boosts the Pokémon’s evasion in a sandstorm.
- black-white: Boosts the Pokémon’s evasion in a sandstorm.
- black-2-white-2: Boosts the Pokémon’s evasion in a sandstorm.
- x-y: Boosts the Pokémon’s evasion in a sandstorm.
- omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire: Boosts the Pokémon’s evasion in a sandstorm.
- sun-moon: Boosts the Pokémon’s evasion in a sandstorm.
- ultra-sun-ultra-moon: Boosts the Pokémon’s evasion in a sandstorm.
- lets-go-pikachu-lets-go-eevee: Boosts the Pokémon’s evasion in a sandstorm.
- sword-shield: Boosts the Pokémon’s evasiveness in a sandstorm.
- scarlet-violet: Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.
Pokémon with the Sand-Veil ability
Sandshrew
27 - Ground
Sandslash
28 - Ground
Diglett
50 - Ground
Dugtrio
51 - Ground
Geodude
74 - Rock, Ground
Graveler
75 - Rock, Ground
Golem
76 - Rock, Ground
Gligar
207 - Ground, Flying
Phanpy
231 - Ground
Donphan
232 - Ground
Larvitar
246 - Rock, Ground
Cacnea
331 - Grass
Cacturne
332 - Grass, Dark
Gible
443 - Dragon, Ground
Gabite
444 - Dragon, Ground
Garchomp
445 - Dragon, Ground
Gliscor
472 - Ground, Flying
Stunfisk
618 - Ground, Electric
Helioptile
694 - Electric, Normal
Heliolisk
695 - Electric, Normal
Sandygast
769 - Ghost, Ground
Palossand
770 - Ghost, Ground
Silicobra
843 - Ground
Sandaconda
844 - Ground
Wiglett
960 - Water
Wugtrio
961 - Water
Orthworm
968 - Steel
Diglett-Alola
10105 - Ground, Steel
Dugtrio-Alola
10106 - Ground, Steel
Sandaconda-Gmax
10218 - Ground